Patricio Neira | |
Fullname: | Patricio Enrique Neira Muñoz |
Birth Date: | 1979 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Height: | 1.69 m[1] |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Palestino |
Years1: | 1996–1998 |
Caps1: | 46 |
Goals1: | 14 |
Years2: | 1999 |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 1999–2000 |
Years4: | 2000 |
Caps4: | 16 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2001–2002 |
Goals5: | 22 |
Years6: | 2003 |
Goals6: | 6 |
Years7: | 2004 |
Caps7: | 8 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 2004 |
Years9: | 2005 |
Caps9: | 27 |
Goals9: | 8 |
Years10: | 2006 |
Caps10: | 29 |
Goals10: | 5 |
Years11: | 2007 |
Caps11: | 38 |
Goals11: | 9 |
Years12: | 2008 |
Caps12: | 19 |
Goals12: | 5 |
Nationalyears1: | 1999 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Nationalyears2: | 1999 |
Nationalteam2: | Chile |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Patricio Enrique Neira Muñoz (born 18 April 1979) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Mexico.
A product of the Palestino youth system, Neira played for them[2] and Huachipato before joining Mexican side Puebla in 1999.[3]
Back in Chile, he returned to Palestino in second half 2000.[4] In the Chilean top division, he also played for Universidad de Concepción, Deportes Puerto Montt and Rangers de Talca.[3]
In the Chilean second level, he played for Deportes Arica,[5] Deportes Concepción, Santiago Morning,[3] Deportivo Temuco[6] and Deportes Copiapó, his last club.[7]
Neira represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1999 South American Championship,[8] [9] becoming the team top goalscorer with four goals.[10]
In February of the same year, he made two appearances for the Chile senior team in friendlies against Guatemala and the United States.[11]
Neira works as a football agent.[7] [10]
In December 2022, he suffered a CVA.[10]